When you’re in charge of cooking the turkey for Thanksgiving, it can feel like the pressure is on — and for good reason. You have to know when to thaw the bird, what temperature to cook it at, and ...

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I’ll never forget the Thanksgiving when the turkey didn’t finish in time for dinner. As a professional recipe developer, I knew how long to cook a turkey, but my experience must have made me flippant.

While the time estimates above offer a general idea of how long a turkey will take to cook, the absolute safest way to know if your turkey is done is to use a meat thermometer. If you are cooking a ...